Tandem Diabetes settles Roche patent disputes for $36 million paid over five years
On May 21, 2025, Tandem Diabetes and Roche entities agreed to settle all patent disputes over the t:slim X2 pump, terminating pending actions before Unified Patent Court divisions in France and Germany. The Tandem entities will pay $36 million over five years, starting with an $8 million initial payment, and the parties granted each other 10-year licenses to insulin delivery patents. The same day, shareholders elected all eight directors, approved executive pay on an advisory basis, and ratified Ernst & Young as auditor.
- Settlement resolves disputes over the t:slim X2 pump and two Roche-related EP patents, ending pending actions in France and Germany.
- Tandem entities will pay $36 million over five years: an $8 million initial payment, then four equal annual installments.
- Cross-licenses of insulin delivery system patents run for 10 years from the May 21, 2025 effective date.
- At the May 21, 2025 annual meeting, executive pay was approved with 54,337,934 for and 1,598,126 against, and shareholders chose an annual say-on-pay vote.